User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Copyrights and Trademarks
- Disclaimer
- Welcome to NetVision
- Common / Daily Tasks
- 5 Starting your Software and Logging In
- 6 Alarm / Reporting Features and 'Chatting'
- 7 Playing or Downloading Video Recordings
- 7.1 Overview--Types of Playback
- 7.2 Playback--Technical Details
- 7.3 Synchronized Playback (v2.3 SP2)
- 7.4 Video Search (v2.3 SP2)
- 7.5 Searching for Motion
- 7.6 Working with the Playback Screen
- 7.7 Viewing and Printing 'Snapshots'
- 7.8 Working with the File List
- 7.9 Quad Playback
- 7.10 Server Management--Identifying Remote Servers for Playback
- 8 Viewing Live Cameras
- 9 Recording Camera-Views
- System Administration and Maintenance
- 10 Tasks Applicable to Remote Stations and the Video Server
- 10.1 PC Date and Time
- 10.2 Checking your Software Version
- 10.3 Introduction to Video File Management (Filekeeping and Housekeeping)
- 10.4 To Allow Using a Blank CD (Roxio - Easy CD Creator 5 basic with DirectCD)
- 10.5 Filekeeping (v2.3 SP2)
- 10.6 Housekeeping
- 10.7 Automatic Video File Management (Self Housekeeping)
- 11 Tasks Performed at the Video Server Only
- 10 Tasks Applicable to Remote Stations and the Video Server
- System Configuration
- Software Installation and Network Set Up
- 19 PC Requirements
- 20 Software Installation or Upgrade
- 21 Network and Connectivity Issues
- 21.1 General Network Requirements
- 21.2 IP Addressing on the Network
- 21.3 Network Services
- 21.4 Network Ports
- 21.5 To Connect via the Internet
- 21.6 Remote User Permissions
- 21.7 For Remote Viewing, Recording, Playback, and/or Audio Monitoring
- 21.8 For Alarm Alerts
- 21.9 For E-Mail Alerts
- 21.10 Windows Dial-Up Networking Connection (i.e., not via the Internet)
- 21.11 Network Usage
- Reference Topics
- 22 Using the Small Remote Module
- 23 Remote Configuration
- 24 The WatchDog Feature
- 25 Hardware Reference
- 26 Troubleshooting
- 27 Using the ATM Interface Option
- 28 Working with the Older Playback Engines
- 28.1 The Video Playback Feature (Micro DVR)
- 28.2 Step 1: Open the Video Player
- 28.3 Step 2: Local / Remote, and Connection Screen
- 28.4 Step 3: Searching for Video/Alarm Files
- 28.5 Smart Motion Search (Micro DVR)
- 28.6 Step 4: Playing a Video
- 28.7 Window Options and File Properties (Micro DVR, Quad Player)
- 28.8 Viewing and Printing 'Snapshots' (Micro DVR)
- 29 Viewing Cameras through a Web Browser
- 30 Setting up an IP Camera or Video Server module (v2.3 SP2)
- 31 Panoramic Video Surveillance--PVS (v2.3 SP2)
4 NetVision Plus/Elite and Micro DVR v2.3 SP2 User's Guide 21-0400E v2.3.3
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Intended Audience and
Required Knowledge
Sections pertaining to common tasks require
only a basic knowledge of using MS Windows.
For example, you should be familiar with how
to:
• Double-click, right-click, and drag-and-drop
items in MS Windows.
• Select or enter values in an on-screen form,
and select [OK] when finished.
• Respond to general/confirmation prompts.
Although the technical sections have also been
written with usability and simplicity in mind, the
procedures discussed there require a better
familiarity with both MS Windows, and
networking environments. For example:
• Being comfortable configuring more
technical features, and using the Windows
"Control Panel";
• How to get to a DOS/Command prompt
(e.g., to 'ping' an IP address).
Network Reliability: Since this system
works through your network, any problems
with the network and/or permission issues
may block communications and/or cause
features to be unavailable.
The reliable operation of your network is the
responsibility of your network administrator.
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Feature Overview
Briefly, the NetVision system supports:
• Local and remote security via local and
remote user passwords and permissions;
• Extensive camera viewing and recording
features including: Local and remote
viewing and recording of up to 16 cameras;
Sequential camera viewing; Local and
remote control of PTZ cameras;
•
Support for IP cameras and
Network Video Servers allowing access to
cameras virtually anywhere in the world.
PTZ is also supported (for one protocol at a
time).
•
Supports 360° blindspot-free
viewing through ImmerVision IMV1 lenses
and the Panoramic Video Surveillance (PVS)
option.
• Camera images can include a date/time
stamp, and up to three custom titles;
•
Four video playback methods are
provided (v2.3 SP2):
+ Sync Playback (server/local files only):
Synchronized videos for all cameras at a given
time.
+ Video Search: • Search and playback files for a
desired server, camera, and time-range. • Further
search for motion within video clips. • Supports
downloading, file mgt. and saving individual
frames.
+ Quad Playback: Older playback engine.
+ 360 Playback (optional): Same screens as Video
Search, plus a control for panoramic processing.
• You can search for motion within video files,
including separate search and playback of
regular video recordings vs. backed up files
(CD, etc.).
• 'Snapshot' images can be taken from
recorded videos for printing or archiving.
(Printouts can include header, disclaimer,
and comment text.);
• Local and remote users can be limited to
specific cameras if desired;
• NetVision Plus and Micro DVR units support
up to 120fps (NTSC) or 100fps (PAL) on a
16 camera system. NetVision Elite systems
support up to 240fps (NTSC) or 200fps
(PAL) with 16 cameras;
• TV-out (spot monitor) functionality is
included for monitoring individual cameras
manually, in sequence, or when an alarm
occurs (external input or video motion-
detection).